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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-15
WEEKDAY LECTURES.
Popular Assemblages Whose Monotou
Was Relieved by Executions of All So rt

Popular Assemblagas Whose Monotomy
Was Relieved by Executions of All Sorts.
From Dr.. Eggleston's article In the Cent
ury, we quote the following account of
the weekday lecture" now passed
away: ''The New England reverence for
the Sabbath tends to repress social en-
joyment in the accidental encounters of
Sunday, but the weekday lecture suffered
from no such restriction, and was for
long time much more in faver than even
the Sun lay service. From all the country
round, In spite of the poverty and diff cult
conditions OF pioneer life, people fiocked
TO these weekday assemblages. Cottoa's
lecture in Boston was so attractive that it
was founl coave nielt to establish a mark
ct on the samo day; punishments
in tho stocks in the pIllocy, at
the whipping post or on the
gdllow5, were generally set dowa for
lccture-timc, perhaps in order that as
large number of people as possible
might be edified by the sight of sinner
brought to just retribution. Nor dill
these exhibitions of Il gging, of cutting
of ears, aud of mea sitting in the stocks
or dangling from the gallows, tend to di-
minish the attendance. At one period
during Philips war, scarcely a Boston
lccture-dly passed for number of weeks
without the congregation being regaled
Nilh IuS StSuG VI tuo execution or one
more Indians. When heretical or seii-
tious books were condemned, il was de-
creed that thsy should be soLem My burned
jist after lecture Elections wore ap-
pointed for the same time al first, ana the
early popularity of the Thursday lectures
in Boston and Ipswich fixed the annual
Thanksgiving festival on that day of the
week The largeness of tho assemblies
at lccture-t:me gave some uneaSiness to
the magistrates in the first years OF the
colony; they were concerned to see
people who could i'll spare tho time.
going to three or four lectu res
in different places during the anne week
They saw that young people made attend
ance on lectures pretext for enjoying
themselves, and they had q reasonable
fear that the hosp ;tality ex ercised on such
occasions might become burdensomc. AS
early as 1923 the magistrates intorfered TO
nix the hour at one o. Clock or later, that
the people might take their midday meal
at home. The next year they persuaded
the ministers about Boston to arrange
their lectures in alternate weeks, that
four contiguous towns might afford but
two lectures weeI In 1863 the rules
again sought to rcgui ate the hour of
lecture, bat this brought the clergy en-
their backs, aud the next year all restric-
tons were repealed, aad the weekday
lecture long remSined q time of common
assent blage, of business convenience of
hospitality and or great social enjoy
Ment"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-15
A Horne Lanrh. a. Ia prizsr.

Whether a horse can laugh is, believe,
disputed question among men Of
science, says Boston Post correspondent.
but that horse has sense OF humor was
apparent to mo in the action OF one re-
Gently. The animal, which was attached
TO an express Wagon, had shown a baIky
disposition, and, despite coaxing and
whipping, refused TO bulge t. over
come his obs.inacy, a rope fastened To his
wagon was tied to anoth er which had
been placed in front. and the horse at
tached 10 the vehicle was whipped up
vigorously. He started with VIII, but
instead Of pulling thesecond wagon after
him, the rope attached to it broke and left
il standing. happened to be looking on
at the time and noticed an expression on
the balky horses face which was as near
an approach to a laugh as ever expect 70
see on an eq1ino countenance. 1t was
even more expressive than laugh, for 1t
was a sardonic smile Of complacencv, as
if 10 say. al could do better than that nv.
selz' Aud right ''on the heels. y so to
srealz, of this facial hUmor, the horse
starred OF vi-orcns'v with his load.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-15
RoLLIcklMa COWBOYS.


How Conductor Adi1juIstered SOOTHING
sirup To Il Lot OF S',isy Passengers.
The Northern Pacific train from the
Vest came into this town a few days
since, says the Manda1 Cd. To Pioneer,
With twenty-five or thirty cowboys, bound
tor Fort Worth. The festive cow-punchers
lad taken possession of the emigrant
sleeper. Every one of them had huge
revolver slung to his belt, all Of them
were full of bugjuice, each man sporting
bottle Of forty-rod whisky. When the
DAKOTA division conductor came into
the for their tickets they re-
fused TO produce the pasteboards,
drawing instead their bottles OF
chain lightning, ald insisted on the ticket
prncher taking drink with them. A
quiet old German passenger, who had been
much annoyed by the hii5riousness OF the
wild riders of the Western plains, took the
conductor to one side and said:
''If / were conductor Of this train
would eXpend haf-ao,lar at some con-
gcnient drugstore for opium, and slip il
into their bottles.n
On reaching Bismarck tho conductor
acted on this happy suggestion, and sent
his brakemantoa a drugstore for Gfty cents'
worth Of this quieting drug. Tie brake
man went into the car, and accepted their
generous Offer TO iInbibc, and while pro.
tending to drink, slipped small
qupnlity OF the soothing drug in
each bottle. Quiet soon reigned where
before all had been pandemopium
These denizens Of the wild, rowdy w est
were soon sicering sounder than the
Cardiff giant The exultant conductor
rolled them over Ike logs, went through &
their pockets, punched their tickets and
rolled them hack in their berths. a more
peaceful car OF passengers never travelled
over the Northern Paciac-in fact, the
train load Of deaf-mute excursionists OF .
the past SIMMER were hilarious when
compared with the qaiet Texas cowboys !,
They were turnoa over to the conductor
of the Minnesota division at Fargo, with
the remairdcr OF the unexpendcd drug to
use if an emergency should arise before
reaching ST. Paul
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-15

THE ANGEL

man through rugged paths OF life
His way lamenting troll,
And sometimes rising from the strife,
His soul communed with God
"Would that some angel might" he prayed
''De ever at my side,
One that should bring me strength and aid
When hope has been denied"
Time sped. An honest maiden stole
Into his storEn-rockei heart
he married. "Ah," the world said, "foo'
Hers is q thankless part"
Sometimes ray of brightness stole
From Heaven through her to him.
And lights were strengthened In his soul
That made the path less dim.
And 'let some angel" yet he prayed,
~Be ever at my side,
One that shall bring me strength and cid
When hope has been denied"
And on and on the dark years sped
Through pain and travel sore,
At last his heart seemed comforted
He prayed that prayer no more.
For fast and close through good and III
The earthly partner stayed,
And soothed that strange, erratic will,
TIL sin shrank back dlsmayed-
Perhaps he thought his prayer denied,
And yet through all his life
God placed an angel at his side
In that devoted wife.
IL EJertoa CLInp, IN " Y Mall asi Erprsss
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GOCIETIE9

DuPHIA I.ODGE, 40. 1iO. X. Of p. rgcets on
Monday evening Of each week. NJ odd Fellows
hnll. Visiting Knights In good -tnndlng inVl-
ted 20 attend. n. A. Brown, 9. Z.
W m. MCCNgUR r. As
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-15
Surprising Ignorance.

ssYoung man, he said. in solemn tones,
s'don't you know that IL you persist in
drinking you will never get ahead in this
world" 'sWon't get aEeadir repeated
the young man. .'Why, my dear sir. your
ignorance surprises me. I'll have head
ON me tc-morroW norning As big as bar
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-15

Some time ago one hundred farmers OF
Knox County, o., bsyaa a big rat hant.
They divided into two bands OF fifty each,
with captains, agreeing that the side pro-
ducing the most rat-taiis at the end of six
weeks should eat good dinner ut the ex-
pense OF the other side. The result was
that Captain Leroy Blues party produced
5.S57 rat taiis and i.707 mice, and Captain
William GordDn's followers came in with
f-S56 rat tails y SS2 mice, making grand
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POSTAL

postnnicc M Medicine Lodge open from 4 NJ
e. y IN. Sundays one hour un arrival of mail.
Money order Office. n. 4. HCCLTAHY. y. NJ.
A. \. MCCLEAHY, Assistant.
The Mails:
Prom Atiica snd al Eastern points. arrives
lHiiv-ut leu y Ms iuttvus dniil at 2i;A y "a.
From Ashland. COldwntCr. NesCbtunEn, Sol
dicr Greek, Nod Crock, Suu City, Lake city,
MiuEOnE, Eingmau, Bruss, Nov ki0wu, arrives
daily.
T. ~, arrives Mondays, Wednesdays AMI Fri
"a yHgt5rN. Departs ru,sdays, thursday and
Saturdays ats AZ.
FROM tuLu, Film Mills and Saratoga arrives on
tuesdays uud Fridays utS T. " and departs ON
WEDNESDAYS AMI saturdays nc SAN.
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ABSTRACTS, LOANS AND INSURANCE,
BRONSON & HOUCHIN.
Mediclne Lodge. kansas
W. NJ. BRONSON.

DankB
Abstract T2aer 81
11ong business enable Them H %
alSllacsS OF
THEY satisfactory to the most snr
nsvEAHcz vdusnin ne sHf satisfaction sus4sssa
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-12-09

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a you arp IN need any Of these come to-
t1 ALTERS, mere q large stock Of tho n
as displayed get cloth thing fro ns
eastern manu- tllIers it enables us I'll
'slYe the pure ssers % cts On every dollar
Invested, y;stf1 be no othing better
lifting l1ue, have alWay ndersold
every ho q ,.gbut before
ave.Vez able g sell the finest quality Of
goods for so little money as this season.
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tnxn Of Mn fttk. Aur71son5 comfy II fnn:, 81
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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-12-09

HVNsS o. kN0S6GMt1kSs00 00Ao31sSss
CHICAGO. spscs 81 .The follQwing shoxtys
tbs total IL hanoialiy q Cs11k county
J byI the boodle prosecuti lions: oluntsry
trednct ons, &37, $40 II stric ken from sl,ills
and cAnosl lea war; 489 IL Arrasits
not d III Y, psid by
asosntnisst cnefs, "a. COX: q funded 81
EBrainerd, %. "a total 2e, Ell
81. II Tenss.
,ssks ANTONIO Rex Iec hile
drilling "a axtsaian wal 81 mtlsS on
Of this city, petrplnnln was struck
ST depth 81 fsst The Oh
burns frsely and Also ~ Efins lubrt.
csting qualities. Sever, barrels hsye
heens drawn, and the ipdicAt fcns point to
large deposit. yofy causes
snxciteI1ent. st
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NEw YoRk, Decs Ibe Teralds Kan.
~ City specia says thats Jndge Philli
sof thst cttys Who has bseih 90 "a eatsonsd =
likely "a rs Appoihte sto iiiill 81 yacancy
scaused ~ ION of Land l,as
ner hiss Hen u Ge1ls
gtaa l.annAr1tatf pciit fyely th4t under
no 0iictsl,aS Will he aeoeR tbep plaza
ssnsa ios,al.
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ssensati cnal story about a mericsn Feniana
being hired 81 the Panel ites IA swredk
thu trainss 81 sicli Lord Harrington and
Mr.. Coco en were tO come II Dub lin two
Meeks ling pltshinR
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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-12-09

These goods will ne sold cheaper than aaeyti
have before been offer il this market. IS
will sell only for casl and therefore can sen
cheaper than houses that don credit business.
will be pleased to have Iay friends and the
general public call On me, and I assure them
Inequality of goods offered and the prices
merit their approval
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81 Il puJNrn. Dec "
Hecsipts heavy and shipments light. De-
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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-12-09

q 0S:E - - A-1EIA-TGE
Store First street. Little Fan. MIR
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-19

The snowfiakes Slaughter the Marysville
CIub-Other Games.
Yesterday afternoon about 700 spectators
assembled at Snowflake Park to see the
game between the Holland and Lombard
Club, of Marysville and the Snowfakes.
composed of local players of this city. The
game was entirely void of interest, the
home club having things pretty much its
own way. The H. & LIS brought MANY of
their admirers from Marysville, and though
q good club, are no match for nine like
the Snowflakes. They appeared to be
somewhat nervous in the first part of the
game nut did some good work later on, and
most of them are terrific throWers. the first
base man especially. Slattery, the pitcher.
IS young man and promises to be an effec-
tive twirler in the near future His re-
markable stop of a grounder with his left
hand could not be left unnoticed. Cullen.
his catcher, had finger badly shattered in
the first inning and Hughes, an amateur.
OF this city, played filling the position in
an admirable manner considering the fact
that he never saw the pitcher before. Casey.
the shortstop of the visiting nine, is said
to be the life of the club, and took all his
errors IN good-natured way. Bidwell, of
the Snowtiakes, proved to be a pretty
heIder and his acquisition to one of our
leading clubs is to take place in a short
time. The game was umpired by George
Hilbert, most of whose decisions were
backed by the assemblage MCLAUGHLIN
hit the ball hard every time he came to
the bat. Robertson also did his share of
work with the ash, and in fielding covered
remarkable space of ground. The fol-
lowing is the score:
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quence was that they were bluffed out by
Company G. The last act was to have the
Adjutant- General declare Company G's an
nual shoot off, because they used the
Sharps gun. This would deprive the boys
of their medals, and many of them
were SO thoroughly disguised with
such an unwarranted and unjust
decision that they talked of getting
out of the service. The San Francisco Call
of yesterday in commenting on this action,
defending the decision of the Adiutant-
General says: The old fable of the dog
in the manger seems to be peculiarly fitted
to the members of Company G of Sacra-
mento, who, it will be remembered, an
nounced themselves as the champion
shooters in the n. G. c., but whose entire
score at the last annual State shoot was
thrown out by the Adjutant- General.
The rumor is now that fifty or more of the
members will withdraw from the company
unless the medals which they claim they
have won fairly are given them. The
question of fairness has been disposed of
by the ruling of the Adjutant-G General, but
the members will find that it will not be so
easy to withdraw from membership as they
bargain, because one of the things which
General Orion will insist in the service will
be the strict holding of men to their three
years enlistment-an evil which has
grown to gigantic proportions in the
National Guard. The Sacramento RECORD.
UNION tries to smooth down the disruptive
faction by belittling the State medals as
geegaws of really no intrinsic value"
The boys can and do shoot well, as the
following scores made yesterday over their
20O-yard range plainly shows:
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AT THE BUTTS.
Company G Keeps Up Its Record for
Good Shots.

Company e Keeps Up Its Record for
Good Shots.
If there is any one thing that the First
Artillery Regiment is proud of, it is her
good shots in Company G. Good shots is
the rule, and not the exception, in this
company, and its enrolment, from Captain
down through the long list of privates,
shows men of standing and responsibility
the peers of any in the community, and
men who take great interest in National
Guard affairs. This company, if called
into action tomorrow, have a lot of old
Springfield rifles that are perfectly worth
less IN regard to shooting qualitieS-more
dangerous to the individual that handles
them than they would be to the enemy in
the event of a conflict. For many years
this company has had q number of SharpS
rifles that they have used in target practice
Both guns are national weapons, although
the State has adopted the Springfield At
the annual target practice this company
used the Sharps rifles, and their score put
them as a company head and shoulders
above the other companies in the
National Guard. A San Francisco
company which has a few good shots, chal-
lenged Company G some time since, and
the challenge fell through because the bay
soldiers insisted on Company G using the
guns in their armory. that they had con-
demned years ago. The San Francisco
boys were only bluffing," and the conse-
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THE LAST SPIKE.
How 1t Was Observed Here-Booming
Cannon, Ringing Bells, Etc.

How 1t Was Observed Here-Booming
Cannon, Ringing Bells, Etc.
Preparations were made by the Citizens
Committee for the observance of the occa-
sion as outlined in our Saturdays issue
and were successfully carried out. Captain
Cook, of Company B, detailed squad to
fire a salute of thirteen guns and at about
o'clock, the hour set for the driving of the
last spike, took their station at the east end
of the passenger depot near the Third
street bridge, and after patiently waiting
from that time until o'clock, when the
telegraph lines under the manipulation of
superintendent Vanderburgh, at Ashland,
gave the signal that the work had been
completed, with great enthusiasm carried
out the duty assigned them. The arrange
ments made by Assistant Superintendent
Urquhart worked like charm, in which
he was ably assisted by Chief of the Fire
Department Sullivan. The wires at 4:45
o'clock gave the arrival of the party at
Ashland and in a very few minutes the
work was finished and the fire bell struck
the signal which was the means of opening
the whistles of all the mills and
works about the city, while the
din at the shops was simply
terrific. AT least thirty of the railroad To-
comotives, were standing with steam up
and at the proper moment all the whistles
were pulled open, while the big whistle of
the works rose above the shrill sounds of
all combined, like the great bass OF grand
organ, and the sound of the bells was
simply lost in the empowering noise of
escaping steam. The men employed at the
works were just leaving their days en-
ployment and added their cheers to the
grand sounds of rejoicing people. Flags
about the city and on the railroad build
ings were floating to the breeze and many
enthusiastic people evinced their joy by
the firing of bombs and in other equally as
forcible ways. Altogether the occasion was
one long to be remembered in the city OF
Sacramento by the warm interest manifested
by all classes of our citizens.
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DIED,

Sacramento. December I7-Lena, daughter of
Rev. II. G. Christian, native of Atlanta,
Georgia, 10 years, months aid days.
Friends and acquaiEtances are respectfully in
vited to attend the funeral, which will take
place from the Seventh street Methodist
Church South Seventh street, between and
K, to-day (Monday) at 2P.M.l
Sacramento December 16-Mrs. Anne Kearney
sister of Bishop Manogue, a native OF Ire
land, 60 years.
Friends and scquaintances are respectfully in
yited to attend the funeral, which will take
place from ST. Rose Church, Twelfth street
between and X, this morning, at II O'Clock
at which hour there will be solemn requiem
high mass for the repoSe of her soul
Napa, December 17-Thomas Fallon, native
of county Roscommon, Ireland, 60 years.
FRIENDS and acquaintance are respectfully in
yited to attend the funeral, which will take
place from the new Catholic Church, Twelfth
street, between ] and K, to-day (donday) a
80 P. NJ.
Sacramento, December 16-Infant son of F. C
and /. Z. Millard.
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rheumatism

We doubt if there is, or can be, a specific
remedy for rheumatism; but thousands who
have suffered its pains have been greatly ben
Gifted by Hoods Sarsaparilla. If you have
failed to find relief, try this great remedy.
81 was afflicted with rheumatism twenty
years. Previous to 1888 found no relief, but
grew worse, and at one time was almost help
less. Hoods Sarsaparilla did me more good
than all the other medicine 1 ever had"
II. 7. BALLOON, Shirley Village, Mass.
81 had rheumatism three years, and got no
relief till took Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t has
done great things for me. recommend it to
Others" LEWIS BURBANK. Biddeford, Me.
Hoods Sarsapariga is characterized by
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Send for book containing additional evidence.
floods Sarsaparilla tones up my system,
purlfleS my blood, SharpenS my appetite, and
seems to make me over" j. p THOMPSON.
Register OF Deeds, Lowell, Mass.
Hoods Sarsaparilla beats all others. and
IS worth its weight in gold.'' 1. HARRINGTON.
100 Bank Street, New York City.
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for S.. Made
only by c. I. HOOD s. CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
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The State Library,

Governor Waterman has asked Con-
troller Dunn to expert the books of the
State Library during the term of the pres
ent incumbent. The amounts drawn on
the State Library fund from June &c. 1853
to June Both of the present year are re-
ported as follows:
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Pictorial Sacramento.

The REcoRD-UNIoN's photographic views
of Sacramento, announced yesterday, have
now been received, and may be had at this
Office